The Tiwa Autonomous Council (Tiwashong) is one of the
Autonomous regions of India for the welfare and protection of the
Tiwa people in the Indian State of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. It was formed in 1995.
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Tiwa (Lalung)
The Tiwa people (Also known as Lalung) is a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland, and some parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.
A st ...
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Tiwa language (India)
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Matak Autonomous Council
Matak Autonomous Council is an Autonomous administrative division of India in the Indian state of Assam, for development and protection of ethnic Matak people. It was formed in 2020.
Description
The Matak people are indigenous people living prim ...
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Kamatapur Autonomous Council
The Kamtapur Autonomous Council is an autonomous council in the Kamtapur region of the Indian state of Assam, for development and protection of ethnic Koch Rajbongshi people. It was formed in 2020. It includes the whole of the Undivided Goa ...
References
Autonomous district councils of India
Local government in Assam
Tiwa (India)
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